Properties Northside Pty Ltd t/as Raine & Horne Manly/Freshwater v Pickering [2015] NSWSC 310

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Properties Northside Pty Ltd t/as Raine & Horne Manly/Freshwater v Pickering [2015] NSWSC 310 Hearing dates: 23 and 24 February 2015 Decision date: 27 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ball J Decision: See paragraph 75 of this judgment Catchwords: CONTRACTS - General contractual principles – Rectification for common and unilateral mistake - Whether plaintiff engaged in sharp practice CONTRACTS - Restraint of trade - Whether doctrine applies to a restraint agreed in settlement of a dispute regarding an earlier restraint - Reasonableness of restraint - Consideration of factors relevant to real estate agency business Cases Cited: Amoco Australia Pty Ltd v Rocca Bros Motor Engineering Co Pty Ltd [1973] HCA 40; (1973) 133 CLR 288 Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Noack [2004] NSWSC 347; (2004) 71 NSWLR 212 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 McHugh v Australian Jockey Club Ltd [2014] FCAFC 45; (2014) 314 ALR 20 Maralinga Pty Ltd v Major Enterprises Pty Ltd (1973) 128 CLR 336 Medsara Pty Ltd v Sande [2005] NSWCA 40 Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Ltd [1894] AC 535 Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd [1994] EMLR 229 Peters (WA) Ltd v Petersville Ltd [2001] HCA 45; (2001) 205 CLR 126 Riverlate Properties Ltd v Paul [1975] Ch 133 Toll (FGCT) Pty Limited v Alphapharm Pty Limited [2004] HCA 52; (2004) 219 CLR 165 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, The Restraint of Trade Doctrine, (3rd ed) 2008, LexisNexis Butterworths Category: Principal judgment Parties: Properties Northside Pty Ltd t/as Raine & Horne Manly/Freshwater (Plaintiff) Geoffrey John Pickering (First Defendant) Coastview Real Estate Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: